Netflix is huge. With over 12 million active subscribers by the end of 2009, and predictions for over 28 million subs in 2016, Netflix is growing exponentially. It’s a great service, and if you haven’t used it before or aren’t currently using it – definitely give the 2 week free trial a try (if not for it’s awesome and huge Instant Play library).

You can watch movies, television shows and much more instantly on your Xbox 360, PS3, Roku box, or any computer with a decent browser. Netflix also supports shipping Blu-ray disks to your house and their library is expanding every month.

Up until now, Android has had only paltry attempts at making a decent queue-management application. That was until Eddie Webb created a super easy-to-use solution called QueueMan.

Users can add, browse, or move around their queue of movies, and they can even manage the instant queue. The UI leaves a bit to be desired, but the simplicity of it really goes a long ways.

The application even integrates your recommendations from the site into the app, so that you can add movies Netflix thinks that you might be interested in. The search functionality is very easy and simple to use and adding movies to either queue is quick and easy. You can also re-arrange your queue, so that you can add that season of Dexter that you’ve been dying to see to the top of your list.

QueueMan is still missing some very crucial features though. It’d be nice to see Eddie add in some barcode scanning (via ZXing’s wonderful “Barcode Scanner” application) so you can scan a DVD on the go (like in a Best Buy) and get that movie added to your instant or regular queue. Also we’re hoping that in future versions we’ll see more functionality and some better UI elements.

The application icon is a great example of how the application can progress over time. There is a donate version available on the market that is available for those willing to add to Eddie’s cause, but there’s a full-featured free version out too. The application is still in beta, so scan the QR code above today and get back to managing that queue!

Pros:

Easy and quick integration into your Netflix account

Ability to control and manipulate your instant and regular queues

Taps right in to Netflix’s recommendation engine

Lets your search the database in-app to add new movies to either queue

Needs improving:

User interface could use a lot of work and polish

Icon looks abysmal on Android 2.0+

Low-res graphics on the tabs of WVGA devices (Droid, Nexus One, etc.)

Lacks many features to make it a full, robust app

Final Verdict

In the end though, QueueMan is a great program to help you manage your Netflix queues, and is an impressive first offering from lone wolf developer Eddie Webb.

Excuse my taste in movies, but your queue screen is easy to view and add on to.

Dylan Andersen is a part-time developer, part-time student and full-time Android aficionado. Hailing from Colma, CA, he's knee-deep in tech territory. Currently working on his Bachelor's in English at San Francisco State University, he's always up to date on the latest mods, hacks, and applications for Android. In his spare time, he loves to drink root beer and incessantly play Battlefield 3.

QueueMan has been a side-project for me and I am overwhelmed with the positive feedback it has received. I just needed a personal solution and it bloomed form there.

Anyway,
I appreciate your critical feedback, and just wanted to share what’s in the pipeline. (including the barcode scan, which will be much easier once Netflix builds out their OData instance)….http://code.google.com/p/queueman/issues/list

@jbc – A fellow user pushed on me for that as well. I had to stop supporting 1.5 to add some keen new features, but you can still download the package here,http://code.google.com/p/queueman/downloads/list
(And I recommend tattachpackage(?) for non-technical users to install from email.)

Movies by Flixster is good, yes, but for me, it’s really bloated looking and reminds me of an iPhone app. I like QueueMan’s dedicated queue management in its own app. When the dev adds more features, it will be a lot better. It’s a great beta.

I didn’t know that Movies from Flixster could manage my Netflix queue. That’s awesome!
How did you not mention that in your review?
Actually, you didn’t mention PhoneFlicks either.
This is like writing a review of Twicca without mentioning any other twitter app.
Review Fail.

A bit too hyperbolic and misleading, referring to QueueMan as the “premiere” Netflix app for Android. Much of the review appears to be focused on the features QueueMan lacks, which doesn’t really help to lend any credence to the “premiere” label. In fact, many of features missing in QueueMan are present in other Netflix apps such as Flixster’s Movies and PhoneFlix, which shows a lack of even the most cursory research for this review.

I think my main problem is the title of this article. If the reviewer liked the app for its simplicity compared to other more robust and developed apps, then the title should have reflected that. Calling it “premiere” makes it sound like linkbait when the content of the review clearly doesn’t back up that claim. While not as catchy (aka linkbait-y), a title like “QueueMan: Quick and efficient Netflix queue manager” would be more fitting, not to mention more honest.

A&M, my suggestion would be a stronger hand by the editors. In general, the website’s content has been quite good and consistent, but discordant articles like this dilute the quality of the site’s content. I, for one, will think twice when I see something referred to “premiere” or “the best” on this website from now on.

It would be nice to mention in the article what requirements it has. It’s missing from the Market for Android 1.5 unfortunately. A bit strange since I doubt there’s any groundbreaking tech-wise in the app.

1.6 and above introduced substantial benefits to the layout manager of Android that allowed me to cut the size of xml files in half, and reuse many of the components. This forced me to move away from new releases on 1.5. There is still a 1.5 version available on my hosted code site:http://code.google.com/p/queueman/downloads

I would recommend using tAttachPackage to install the file from your email.

QueueMan has been a side-project for me and I am overwhelmed with the positive feedback it has received. I just needed a personal solution and it bloomed form there.

Anyway,
I appreciate your critical feedback, and just wanted to share what’s in the pipeline. (including the barcode scan, which will be much easier once Netflix builds out their OData instance)….http://code.google.com/p/queueman/issues/list

@jbc – A fellow user pushed on me for that as well. I had to stop supporting 1.5 to add some keen new features, but you can still download the package here,http://code.google.com/p/queueman/downloads/list
(And I recommend tattachpackage(?) for non-technical users to install from email.)

Movies by Flixster is good, yes, but for me, it’s really bloated looking and reminds me of an iPhone app. I like QueueMan’s dedicated queue management in its own app. When the dev adds more features, it will be a lot better. It’s a great beta.

I didn’t know that Movies from Flixster could manage my Netflix queue. That’s awesome!
How did you not mention that in your review?
Actually, you didn’t mention PhoneFlicks either.
This is like writing a review of Twicca without mentioning any other twitter app.
Review Fail.

A bit too hyperbolic and misleading, referring to QueueMan as the “premiere” Netflix app for Android. Much of the review appears to be focused on the features QueueMan lacks, which doesn’t really help to lend any credence to the “premiere” label. In fact, many of features missing in QueueMan are present in other Netflix apps such as Flixster’s Movies and PhoneFlix, which shows a lack of even the most cursory research for this review.

I think my main problem is the title of this article. If the reviewer liked the app for its simplicity compared to other more robust and developed apps, then the title should have reflected that. Calling it “premiere” makes it sound like linkbait when the content of the review clearly doesn’t back up that claim. While not as catchy (aka linkbait-y), a title like “QueueMan: Quick and efficient Netflix queue manager” would be more fitting, not to mention more honest.

A&M, my suggestion would be a stronger hand by the editors. In general, the website’s content has been quite good and consistent, but discordant articles like this dilute the quality of the site’s content. I, for one, will think twice when I see something referred to “premiere” or “the best” on this website from now on.

It would be nice to mention in the article what requirements it has. It’s missing from the Market for Android 1.5 unfortunately. A bit strange since I doubt there’s any groundbreaking tech-wise in the app.

1.6 and above introduced substantial benefits to the layout manager of Android that allowed me to cut the size of xml files in half, and reuse many of the components. This forced me to move away from new releases on 1.5. There is still a 1.5 version available on my hosted code site:http://code.google.com/p/queueman/downloads

I would recommend using tAttachPackage to install the file from your email.